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- [rawt]
- /rɔt/
- /rɔːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rawt]
- /rɔt/
Definitions of wrought word
- verb wrought Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work. 1
- adjective wrought of, for, or concerning work: work clothes. 1
- adjective wrought shaped and planed; working. 1
- noun wrought exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. 1
- noun wrought productive or operative activity. 1
- noun wrought employment, as in some form of industry, especially as a means of earning one's livelihood: to look for work. 1
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Origin of wrought
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English wroght, metathetic variant of worht, past participle of worchen to work
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Parts of speech for Wrought
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wrought popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for wrought
adjective wrought
- shaped — of a definite form, shape, or character (often used in combination): a U -shaped driveway.
- bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- fashioned — Simple past tense and past participle of fashion.
- twisted — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- formed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
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